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The Department said that while no outbreaks have been detected in poultry in Ireland so far, this discovery confirms that flocks across the country are at risk.

They have warned poultry farmers to apply strict bio-security measures to prevent the introduction of the virus and advised them to remain vigilant for any signs of disease in their flocks.

And the Health Protection Surveillance Centre have confirmed that although the H5N8 subtype can cause serious disease in birds, no human infections with this virus have been reported world-wide and therefore risk to humans is considered to be very low.